To Live And Die In L.A. Feat. Val Young

“Street Science, you're on the air. What do you feel when you hear a record like Tupac's new one?”“
你現在收聽到的是街頭電台。讓我們來接聽觀眾熱線，你對2Pac的新歌有什麼的感覺呢？”
“I love Tupac's new record”“
我喜歡那首新歌”
“Right, but don't you feel like that creates - ahh- tension between East and West?
好的，但是你不覺得這讓東西兩岸的關係更加緊張了嗎？
I mean, he's talking about killing people, 'I had sex with your wife' - and not in those words.
我的意思是，他在歌裡說會幹掉一些人，以及對Biggie的挑釁'我睡了你的老婆'而這些都不是重點。
But he's talking about, 'I wanna see you deceased'…”
而是他說的是'我想看見你永遠沉睡'
To live and die in L.A., where everyday we try to fatten our pockets
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂，天使之城，就是一個讓人努力奮鬥的地方
Us niggas hustle for the cash so it's hard to knock it
人們都在為了生計努力拼搏著
Everybody got they own thang, currency chasin'
三百六十行行行出狀元
Worldwide through the hard times, worrying faces
世界上到處都有為了生計的愁眉苦臉
Shed tears as we bury niggas close to heart
有的人英年早逝
Who was a friend is now a ghost in the dark
成為一個孤魂野鬼
Cold hearted bout it, nigga got smoked by a fiend
而人們對此冷漠無比有的人卻染上毒癮
Trying to floss on him blind to a broken man's dream
搞得傾家蕩產生不如死
A hard lesson
多麼沉痛的教訓呀
Court cases keep me guessin
法律似乎專為我修訂的
Plea bargain ain't an option now, so I'm stressin
面對指控我已經非常煩躁了
Cost me more to be free than a life in the pen
花在官司上的時間甚至比我寫歌的時間還多
Making money off of cuss words, writing again
禍從口出，但我還是得繼續寫歌
Learn how to think ahead, so I fight with my pen
學會了三思而後行所以我又拿起了筆
Late night down sunset liking the scene
看著“日落大道”那樣醉人的美景
What's the worst they could do to a nigga?
人們可以對一個平常人作出怎樣過分的事情
Got me lost in hell
我差點在獄中絕望透頂
To live and die in L.A. on bail
想回到在洛杉磯的生活，還得花錢
To Live and Die in L.A., it's the place to be.
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂就是這個地方
You've got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.
只有你親自來這看一看才知道為什麼這裡讓所有人都嚮往
To Live and Die in L.A., it's the place to be.
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂就是這個地方
You've got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.
只有你親自來這看一看才知道為什麼這裡讓所有人都嚮往
It's the City of Angels and constant danger
雖說是天使之城但也危機四伏
South Central L.A., can't get no stranger
洛城的南區，不是誰都能自由出入
Full of drama like a soap opera, on the curb
每天上演著猶如電視劇的情節在街頭
Watching the ghetto bird helicopters, I observe
總看得到直升機在盤旋
So many niggas getting three strikes, tossed in jail
很多人因為“三振出局法”被關進了監獄
I swear the pen right across from hell
我發誓監獄絕對是最接近地獄的地方
I can't cry cause it's on now
哭也無濟於事因為事兒都發生了
I'm just a nigga on his own now
我也只是一個普通的人
Living life thug style
惡棍人生
So I can't smile
苦不堪言
Writing to my peoples when they ask for pictures
監獄裡的兄弟要我給他們描繪美好的牆外風景
Thinking Cali just fun and bitches
我得告訴他們其實外面也不是如他們想像的美好
Better learn about the dress code, B's and C's
對於血幫和瘸幫的哥們儿我都十分尊重
All them other niggas copycats, these is G's
我和我的兄弟們都是真正的幫派分子
I love Cali like I love women
我喜歡加州就如我喜歡妹子一般
Cause every nigga in LA got a little bit of thug in him
因為來到這裡的人都得適應他的環境才能生存
We might fight amongst each other… but I promise you this:
也許我們互為敵對…但我至少可以向你保證：
We'll burn this bitch down, get us pissed
人不犯我我不犯人人若煩我必將血償
To live and die in LA
所以多想生在這兒，葬在這兒
To Live and Die in L.A., it's the place to be.
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂就是這個地方
You've got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.
只有你親自來這看一看才知道為什麼這裡讓所有人都嚮往
To Live and Die in L.A., it's the place to be.
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂就是這個地方
You've got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.
只有你親自來這看一看才知道為什麼這裡讓所有人都嚮往
Cause would it be L.A. without Mexicans?
你們覺得洛杉磯能少了墨西哥人嗎？
Black love, brown pride and the sets again
種族歧視依舊在繼續，所有外來種族都得團結起來
Pete Wilson trying to see us all broke
皮特威爾遜在等著我們瓦解呢
I'm on some bullshit out for everything they owe
我一直在白人的限制和操控下活動
Remember K-day?
你們還記得K-day電台嗎
Weekends , Crenshaw, MLK?
還有在周末徜徉在克林蕭或是MLK林蔭大道上
Automatics rang free, niggas lost they way
開著自己愛車兜風不亦樂乎的日子
Gang signs being shown, nigga, love your hood!
用各個幫派的手勢跟他們示好
But recognize and it's all good
但同樣也希望他們和平共處
Where the weed at?
葉子在哪裡呢？
Niggas gettin' shurrmed out
我的兄弟們隨叫隨到
Snoop Dogg in this muthafucka permed out
例如狗爺甩著他那一頭秀發就即可出現了
M.O.B, Big Suge in the Lo-Lo, bounce and turn
血幫的一員，蘇格在他的lowrider里左搖右擺
Dogg Pound in the Lex with a ounce to burn
狗狗幫也在他們的雷克薩斯里炫耀著至少一盎司的葉子
Got them Watts niggas with me, O.F.T.B
還有來自沃茨的我的兄弟們底層操控
They got some hash, took the stash, left the rest for me
他們把葉子碾磨卷裹，然後地來給我
Neckbone, Tre, Herron, Big Buntry too
然後我和Neckbone、Tre、Herron、Big Buntry這哥幾個一起分享
Big Rock got knocked, but this one's for you
當然不會忘了Big Rock，這兒專門留了一根給你
I hit the studio and drop a jewel, hoping it pay
然後我空降錄音棚一氣呵成錄了一首希望它大賣的歌
Getting high, watching time fly: to live and die in LA
然後繼續嗨著任時光匆匆飛逝但只願生是洛城人，死做洛城魂
To Live and Die in L.A., it's the place to be.
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂就是這個地方
You've got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.
只有你親自來這看一看才知道為什麼這裡讓所有人都嚮往
To Live and Die in L.A. , it's the place to be.
生是洛城的人，死願做洛城的魂就是這個地方
You've got to be there to know it, everybody wanna see.
只有你親自來這看一看才知道為什麼這裡讓所有人都嚮往
This go out for 92.3, and 106
這首歌獻給FM92.3和力道106
All the radio stations that be bumping my shit
以及所有播放我的音樂的電台
Making my shit sells katruple quitraple platinum
你們的推廣才使得我的專輯一直大賣，嘿嘿
This go out to all the magazines that a nigga
還要送給所有支持我的雜誌
All the real motherfuckers
以及所有愛我音樂的小混球們
All the stores, the mom and pop spots
當然還有擺賣我唱片的商店
A&R people, all y'all motherfuckers
還有公司藝人統籌部門的所有同事們
L.A., California Love part motherfucking two
洛杉磯，加州之愛的第他媽二章
Without gay ass Dre
跟慫貨德瑞沒有半毛錢關係